June–September

2020

Berlin
Summer
University
of the
Arts
transitions and perception communication exploration
transformations
 and creatively express yourself in workshops across
municational skills, explore artistic perspectives
to challenge your perception, transitional and com-
around the world! Here you will have the chance
study in Berlin and meet artists and creatives from
of the arts in Europe.
at one of the biggest and most multifaceted universities
your interests and dive into the metropolis of creativity

relevant for your future projects.
like-minded people by building a network that might be
guage, to realise your ideas and share them with
process of developing your artistic voice and visual lan-

a wide range of artistic disciplines.

Creative minds from around the globe, join us to

University

Get inspired by the unique atmosphere, explore

Passionate teachers will guide you through the

Summer
of the
Berlin
June – September

transformations
Arts

communication
transitions and

exploration
perception
2020

Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer

Email: summer-courses@udk-berlin.de

UdK Faculty Representatives

Cornelia Lakomy, Stephanie Schwarz

(UdK visual communication student,

Programme Board  of the
summer-university.udk-berlin.de

Course information is subject

class of Prof. Fons Hickmann)
Berlin University of the Arts

Berlin University of the Arts

Chair Prof. Martin Rennert

Phone: +49 303 18 52 087

President of the Berlin

Fax: +49 303 18 52 690

Berlin Career College,

University of the Arts

Berlin Career College

November 25th, 2019

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summer-university.udk-berlin.de
of the European Union
Creative Europe Programme
Co-funded by the

Transitions and Transformations

25.6. – 28.6. Yutaka Makino:
27.7. – 31.7. Ira Solomatina: Exploration
430 EUR Experiments in 345 EUR The Semiotics of
29.6. – 3.7.
Elvira Hufschmid & Margit Schild: Perception Fashion Styling
15.7. – 17.7. Kim Feser:

550 EUR Wandering Site – Inspiration Across In this seminar, participants will get the basic knowl- In this short course, we will analyse a wider meaning 290 EUR Berlin Techno – Software / Hardware
Disciplinary Boundaries edge of auditory and visual perception through of fashion signs within the socio-cultural context. Explorations
This seminar allows interdisciplinary collaboration demonstrations and reenactments of scientific experi- Looking at the works of famous stylists and key de- How do aesthetics and technology relate to and
through the process of aesthetic transformation. ments and perceptual phenomena. Additionally, we signers, we will critically survey the rise of certain influence each other in contemporary music
We will start the process from a unique place in the will explore related artistic, architectural, scientific and trends and try to explain them through the prism of production? We will analyse those aspects based on
Berlin cityscape and develop individual concepts philosophic texts and works in readings, presentations the social and cultural changes. The course dwells hardware and software from Berlin, the capital of
from there. The focus will lie on the idea-generating and discussions. upon the issue of identity as negotiated through techno. During the workshop, you will get the chance
process: How do we generate ideas and pass on fashion and discusses the current state of the fashion to visit world-leading companies as well as small
inspiration? The aim is to fuel each other’s creative 27. 7. – 31.7.
Daisuke Ishida: world through the prism of postcolonial studies. manufacturers that develop tools for special musical
process by generating new resources. 465 EUR Seeking for phenomena.
New Noise
7.8. – 9.8. Ragnhild Mørch:
10.7. – 17.7.
Joseph Pearson: This workshop offers an opportunity for artistic 370 EUR Storytelling – 
16.7. – 18.7. Valérie Favre:

430 EUR Your Berlin Story: An Alternative practices by emphasising the sound. Noise, a An Introduction 398 EUR Question Your Artistic
‘Creative Non-Fiction’ Writing Workshop new material for music creation at the break of the The practice of storytelling enhances communicational Perspective
Under the guidance of the author, blogger and writer 20th century, isn’t new anymore and gets used and presentational skills, develops imagination and the The participants of this workshop will evolve unique
Joseph Pearson, this alternative writing workshop more often. We will seek and explore disruptors of ability to improvise. Participants of this workshop will ways of seeing through analysing historical and
explores the German capital through the genre of musical and artistic norms, such as noise was. learn the basic steps of oral storytelling and how they modern artworks and get a deep insight into the
‘creative non-fiction’ and essays based on real experi- can give their story a unique voice. theoretical dimensions of painting in order to question
ences. The course aims to set a high writing standard
3.8. – 7.8. Judith Holly & Thomas Lehner: and broaden their own artistic perspective.
and produce work of publication quality. 450 EUR Berlin Appeals 2020 – 10.8. – 14.8.
Pascal Kress:
Poster Design Workshop 350 EUR Me, Myself and I – 
17. 8.– 21.8. Michelle Alperin:
24.7. – 26.7.
Jennifer Claire Heck: This workshop will focus on the poster as a means of Editorial Design Workshop 330 EUR Editing for

420 EUR Iron Printing in Blue –  free expression in public spaces. We will discuss the Create a fanzine on another participant of the Film- and Video-Art
A Cyanotype Workshop important messages that young designers have in 2020 workshop and have a whole week of diverse challenges This workshop examines ways of how filmmakers and
This practical course will explore the diversity of the and create posters, expressive in content and form. that will help you reflect on your role in the working video artists use editing in order to create and clarify
cyanotype process, one of the first photographic environment. Get a curator’s perspective on the the meaning. After watching and discussing clips from
techniques. The focus will lie on its application in the 11.8. – 14.8.
Stephanie Kloss: process of choosing the content, work as an editor by a wide range of films, the participants receive assign-
participants’ artistic work and discussion of cyano- 390 EUR Brutalism: telling a story with the given information and as a ments which will put these ideas to immediate use.
type methods in contemporary art. A Photographic Approach graphic designer by designing the magazine itself.
For several years now, brutalist architecture has been
31.8. – 6.9. Gerd Uecker, Janice Alder-Alford
3.8. – 6.8.
Ulrike Müller: celebrated in the exhibitions, as well as on Facebook 11.8. – 14.8.
Ines Lindner: 1250 EUR & Jonathan Alder:

470 EUR Starting and Leading Your Own and Instagram. We are going to set out on a search of 420 EUR Self-Marketing for Intensive Opera Audition Training
Successful Creative Business brutalist buildings in Berlin and take pictures of them. Women Artists The focus of this masterclass will particularly lie
This practical course will help creatives to plan, shape, Their concrete surface, their formal expression will be Self-marketing means understanding the specifics on how to audition and prepare to perform in a Ger-
communicate, launch, and lead their creative business, released and examined as a source of material. The aim of your work and being able to promote it: What makes man-speaking opera house. Repertoire choices,
including digital startups. It is also suitable for free- of this course is an extension of perception and an it unique? Is it worth exhibiting or buying? With a interpretation, insights to the selection criteria of
lancers who would like to refresh their current creative artistically free approach to Brutalism through photo- special focus on women artists’ self-marketing, we will agents and opera houses are important aspects that
practice with new ideas and energy. graphs. take a look at how to present the work and get ready will be covered during the class.
for the international art scene.
24.8. – 28.8.
Pauline Kraneis:
7.9. – 11.9. Kerstin Hille & Oliver Thie:

460 EUR Transitions –  Communication 19.8. – 22.8.
Karin Kirchhoff: 515 EUR Drawing at the
Drawing and Space 350 EUR Curation and Communication: Nature Lab
This drawing workshop explores transition spaces
1.5. – 5.5. Luís Correia Carmelo, Florian Fischer, It’s All About…Talking The workshop is intended to provide an intensive study
of the urban Berlin and experiments with the process 200 EUR Ragnhild Mørch & Abbi Patrix: Communication is crucial for the curators. They commu- of the plant world. The participants will do research on
of drawing in an open and interpretive manner. The What Are You Talking About –  nicate online and offline with the artists, audience, historical plant samples, explore the Berlin Botanical
emphasis will be put on practical artistic work in Advanced Storytelling Workshop politicians and colleagues. Surrounding the topic of Garden, discover the plants’ cellular structures with the
combination with critical discourses. In this course, oral storytellers are invited to explore communication, we will learn about the necessary microscope and graphically interpret the gathered
their repertoire of traditional folktales with a focus on skills from experts, discuss strategies, and exchange knowledge about their form.
1.9. – 4.9.
Carla Åhlander: racism, gender and hetero-normativity. Through the experiences.

430 EUR Finding the Stories – hands-on exercises, this workshop supports the
7.9. – 13.9. Ingrid Scherübl:
A Photography Workshop development of narrative and performing strategies 1.9. – 3.9.
Jeong Hong Oh & Andreas Hertel: 980 EUR Writing Ashram for PHDs
This workshop combines analytical and practical to creatively overcome ethical problems. 360 EUR Vitality and Structure for New Work – and Post-Docs
photographic work. We will learn about what consti- Tools and Thoughts The Writing Ashram is a training course for concen-
tutes a narrative and how to create meaningful
27.6. – 28.6. Diego Castro: What do you do if you want to start a business avoiding trated writing. Academics of all levels retreat from daily
images. In addition to producing photo series, the 180 EUR Survival Training – Staying Alive bossy atmosphere and classical hierarchies? In this routines and responsibilities to the countryside and
participants will become skilled at examining, reading, in the Art World workshop, you will learn more about reorganisation work on their writing projects. The unique blend of wri-
and talking about photographs. This crash course is aimed at art school graduates. possibilities and find the right structure for your ting, movement, meditation, workshops and coaching
Its goal is to introduce career starters to the profes- business idea, which will allow constant development will guide you day after day towards a state of flow.
sional side of being an artist. You will receive back- and exchange. This will allow you to not only get a huge amount of
Perception ground knowledge, theoretical and practical tips on writing done but also to establish healthy work routines
how to survive in the shark pool of the art business. 3.9. – 8.9.
David Spencer & John von Düffel: and increase your productivity in the long term.
18.6. – 21.6.
Sophia New & Daniel Belasco Rogers: 450 EUR The Drama Works –

430 EUR (Re)Discovering
27.7. – 30.7. Sonja Knecht: Writing for Stage
16.9. – 18.9. Gudrun Herrbold:
the City 430 EUR Writing = Design This comprehensive four-day workshop guides 280 EUR Biographical-Documentary
This four-day workshop will look up on the ways of Creative Copy Writing Workshop the participants through a series of precisely patterned Theatre
how we can both be inspired by and change our Learn about writing as a design tool. Get to know exercises, which demonstrate the essential elements This workshop takes the participants’ narratives as
attitude to the city considering our level of familiarity your creative potential in dealing with words, which of the dramatist craft such as structure, conflict de- the starting point for artistic process. We will focus on
with it. We will discuss artistic strategies such as often seems to be a field of insecurity for visual velopment and character, etc. personal and practice-oriented research to put
psychogeography, situationism, urban intervention, designers. Make words work for you! Create your the biographical material in a socio-political context
and GPS drawing / mapping. own verbal personality and make your visual identity and to test methods of fictionalization.
even more convincing.

Information and registration:
summer-university.udk-berlin.de